The 4K dilema.

[waspy88]

Thanks for the review there whyscotty. This is what I have been seeing on all the benchmarks. As I have a 780ti, it'd be just easy for me to get another one next month. Or I could be sensible and hold out.. will see how I feel on pay day

 

[JediFragger]

Probably going to be an easier solution tbh, and give you a quite a bit of power

PSU do you have?

 

[whyscotty]

Thanks for the review there whyscotty. This is what I have been seeing on all the benchmarks. As I have a 780ti, it'd be just easy for me to get another one next month. Or I could be sensible and hold out.. will see how I feel on pay day

No probs

If I was buying now for 4K, this would be my choice - if they had blocks available

Spoiler

YOUR BASKET
2 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Vapor-X OC 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK WorldWide Exclusive** £599.99 (£999.98)
Total : £1,209.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[Sin_Chase]

£1,200 for two 290Xs?

Surely 2 x 290X will run out of GPU grunt FAR before needing 8GB of VRAM.

 

[thefogo]

Do 290s outperform Titan Blacks at 4k?

 

[LtMatt]

Do 290s outperform Titan Blacks at 4k?

I'd like to see those 290X vapour x's up against the titan blacks at 4k, on X79 using a highly over clocked 6 core cpu. 2, 3 and 4 way setups. Highest details. I expect no review site can afford all those awesome gpu's though lol.

 

[RetrogamerX]

No probs

If I was buying now for 4K, this would be my choice - if they had blocks available

Spoiler

YOUR BASKET
2 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Vapor-X OC 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK WorldWide Exclusive** £599.99 (£999.98)
Total : £1,209.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

For more then 3gb vram card I would get Titan Black. I would only hope EVGA bring a 6gb 780Ti version real quick? I have 2 EVGA 780's SC my self and I'm thinking about going mini form factor near the end of year. I haven't even finished my Corsair 450D build and already I'm thinking ahead

I'm liking the In-Win D-Frame Mini with a Titan Black inside would look very nice

 

[thefogo]

I'd like to see those 290X vapour x's up against the titan blacks at 4k, on X79 using a highly over clocked 6 core cpu. 2, 3 and 4 way setups. Highest details. I expect no review site can afford all those awesome gpu's though lol.

Yeah it would be interesting.
Planning on getting the AOC 4K monitor when the place with the trees gets them in stock.

 

[whyscotty]

£1,200 for two 290Xs?

Surely 2 x 290X will run out of GPU grunt FAR before needing 8GB of VRAM.

That's why I said if they did blocks - coz if/when needed I could add a 3rd

 

[rolypolyman]

You are all quite mad.

 

[kazuya1337]

Just accept Nvidia has won and buy a Titan Z =p

 

[Kaapstad]

Just accept Nvidia has won and buy a Titan Z =p

I would not have one of those slow things in my PC if NVidia were selling it for half the price.

 

[Mal X]

A whole lot of money and messing about to use 4K. Do you really believe it is worth it?

4K will eventually become viable for high end rigs/hardcore gamers but right now I think 4K for modern titles is right in the cutting 0.1% of extreme hardware configurations.

I dont think we have any choice, because all the next generation TVs will be 4K.....or 4K OLED, a new rig will be ready for late next year, by then it'll be mostly 4K

my present rig took a year to build....but all the best stuff was fitted in the last month....so it must be 4K ready

one could carry on at 1080p i suppose

 

[Quartz]

A whole lot of money and messing about to use 4K.

What messing about?

Do you really believe it is worth it?

Oh yes. I play Borderlands 2 @ 4K on a single 780 Ti and it's much better than 1200p, especially when sniping.

 

[Quartz]

No probs

If I was buying now for 4K, this would be my choice - if they had blocks available

Spoiler

YOUR BASKET
2 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Vapor-X OC 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK WorldWide Exclusive** £599.99 (£999.98)
Total : £1,209.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

How sad that that card only has one DP output. If it had three or more I'd be very tempted.

 

[Mal X]

How sad that that card only has one DP output. If it had more I'd be very tempted.

that card will be out of date late next year !!!!!

 

[Quartz]

that card will be out of date late next year !!!!!

Probably late this year too.

 

[bakes0310]

Almost bought a 4k monitor last month, what got me excited about it was the obvious IQ and the fact you don't need hardly (if any) AA on in games. It didn't even bother me about hearing the teething problems like font sizing, as like I said teething problems.
Its just that the graphics cards aint ready for them yet and we cant get a descent size 4k monitor yet that makes the point of having 4k without spending thousands. And the big 4k monitors (higher than 28") only run 30hz which aint so hot unless you only use your pc for browsing, work and watching movies.

Edit: Ignore my sig it need a title change lol

 

[thefogo]

Almost bought a 4k monitor last month, what got me excited about it was the obvious IQ and the fact you don't need hardly (if any) AA on in games. It didn't even bother me about hearing the teething problems like font sizing, as like I said teething problems.
Its just that the graphics cards aint ready for them yet and we cant get a descent size 4k monitor yet that makes the point of having 4k without spending thousands. And they only run 30hz which aint so hot unless you only use your pc for browsing, work and watching movies.

Edit: Ignore my sig it need a title change lol

Huh? They're 60hz

 

[Gregster]

Yer, they are 60Hz Bakes (well mine is anyway).